Small Common Words Defined Author:L Ron Hubbard This book clearly defines the small words that are the most frequently used (common) in the English Language (e.g. "of", "in", and "for"). They are defined more precisely, simply and concisely than in several other well respected dictionaries that we looked at. Some of these words can be used hundreds of times a day or more and have many definit... more »ions. For example "with has 21 definitions and two idioms (a group of words that have a different meaning when used together that you can not understand from the individual words) defined in this book, "for" has 19 definitions and four idioms and "in" has 30 definitions and 10 idioms. Since these words are used so often, clearly understanding all the definitions can result in vastly increased understand for adults as well as children. Every definition is easy to understand, with easy to understand example sentences and illustrations. Every small common word defined also has a simple, easy to understand derivation (the history of a word), followed by the clearly defined idioms of the words. All words used in the definitions that are not small common words are defined in a glossary again with simple definitions, simple examples and with illustrations.
This book was originally printed as part of a large course on English basics. Because, it is an excellent reference book it was reprinted for the general public with a different dust jacket by Effective Education Publishing.
This book has been used in course rooms around the world and it was revised several times to make sure it clearly communicates every definition. I know of no other dictionary that goes to this much trouble to make sure the reader can understand the definitions. You and your children can get a better understanding of English from this dictionary. This dictionary should be in every classroom and every library.« less